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Flutura Kusari

Senior Legal Advisor, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom Flutura Kusari leads the legal support programme and advocates with international organisations to improve legislation to defend freedom of expression. In addition, she advises journalists on pre- and post- publication legal matters such as defamation, access to information, contempt of court, and privacy. Previously, she… Continue reading Flutura Kusari

Maria Ordzhonikidze

Director, Justice for Journalists Maria designed and managed a number of public awareness, advocacy, human rights, and crisis management campaigns. She is a sociologist and security specialist. She authors research and articles, speaks and teaches on subjects including sociological and political trends, freedom of speech, international relations, and security. Maria is a frequent speaker at… Continue reading Maria Ordzhonikidze

Matthew Caruana Galizia

Director, Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation Matthew Caruana Galizia is the director of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation. He worked at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), developing the technology that enabled major investigations such as “Panama Papers” and “Paradise Papers.” In 2018, Matthew left ICIJ to continue working on the case around the killing… Continue reading Matthew Caruana Galizia

Julie Majerczak

Representative to the European Institutions, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Julie Majerczak is the Reporters Without Borders Representative to the European Institutions. She has represented the international press freedom NGO at the EU level since May 2016. Before joining RSF, Julie was a journalist for 16 years. She moved to Brussels in 2002 to report on… Continue reading Julie Majerczak

​​​​​​Walter Strobl

Head of Legal Service Journalism, Presseclub Concordia Walter Strobl is running the “Rechtsdienst Journalismus“ [Legal Service Journalism], a department of Presseclub Concordia in Vienna, Austria, since October 2021. He combines comprehensive expertise in copyright and media law with many years of experience in media management and teaching. After gaining his law degree at the University of… Continue reading ​​​​​​Walter Strobl

​​​​​​Marie Hélène Boulanger

Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers Deputy Director – Equality and Union citizenship, European Commission Marie-Hélène Boulanger began her career in the field of data protection working with Professor Poullet for six years at the University of Namur. She then spent five years at the Belgian Data Protection Authority, two of which years as its Secretary… Continue reading ​​​​​​Marie Hélène Boulanger

​​​​Karmen Turk

Chair of the Council of Europe Expert Committee on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (MSI-SLP), Lecturer, University of Tartu and Partner at the Law Firm TRINITI, Estonia Karmen Turk (mag iur) is a litigation attorney and partner at pan-baltic Triniti Law Firm with an expertise in artificial intelligence regulations, human rights, intellectual property, and media… Continue reading ​​​​Karmen Turk

​​Gordana Miladinovic

Member Center Coordinator, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Based in Sarajevo, Gordana Miladinovic joined OCCRP in 2018 and is the coordinator for the growing OCCRP member center network. She supports the centers on building sustainable organizational operations and securing funding opportunities. She works to understand each member center and its needs and with teams… Continue reading ​​Gordana Miladinovic

Gillian Phillips

Director of Editorial Legal Services, the Guardian Gillian Phillips is the Director of Editorial Legal Services for Guardian News & Media Limited (publishers of the Guardian and Observer newspapers and theguardian.com). She qualified as a solicitor in 1984 and joined the BBC as an in-house lawyer in 1987, later working for News Group Newspapers and… Continue reading Gillian Phillips